our bonnie schneider in the cnn weather center with a look at the holiday weather forecast. what's it look like for those people on the roads, rails, planes, trains, automobiles today. >> a lot of people, you are right. they are going to encounter all types of extreme weather today and tomorrow. right now, heavy rain, stormy activity all the way from birmingh birmingham, alabama, through knoxville, tennessee and backs eastward toward greensboro and roanoke, virginia. all of these places seeing heavy rain it will get worse tomorrow. driving or traveling on christmas day, heads up. possibly dangerous conditions across parts of louisiana, into mississippi and even into alabama. we're looking at the stormy threat as far to the north as atlanta as well. currently in the northeast, temperatures noticeably cold. providen providence, 27 degrees. slightly above freezing in new york city. you are mentioning it is feeling brisk there. temperatures cold through the holiday. not as cold as these numbers here. right now, this morning, bitterly cold, below zero in minot, north dakota. bund